Aarna Saini 
Army soldiers patrol a street following days of violent protests against lawmakers’ perks and privileges, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Indonesian students and civil society groups called off protests in Jakarta on Monday (September 1, 2025) after a week of escalating anger over lawmakers’ pay and the police response, … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders during the 25th SCO Heads of State Council Summit, in Tianjin, China. | Photo Credit: PTI The 10-member Shanghai Cooperation Organisation on Monday (September 1, 2025) ‘strongly condemned’ terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including the April 22 Pahalgam attack. The Tianjin … Read more
China’s President Xi Jinping blasted “bullying behaviour” in the world order as he gathered Eurasian leaders on Monday (September 1, 2025) for a showpiece summit aimed at putting Beijing front and centre of regional relations. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), comprising China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus, is touted as … Read more
File picture of U.S. President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: AP The entire population of Gaza would be relocated and the United States would take control of the Palestinian territory under a plan being considered by the Trump administration, the Washington Post reported Sunday (August 31, 2025). The enclave reduced to rubble in Israel’s war … Read more
White House trade advisor Peter Navarro. | Photo Credit: Reuters White House Trade Adviser PeterNavarro, while talking about 50% tariff on imports from India, has said in an interview to Fox News on Monday (September 1, 2025), “Brahmins profiteering at the expense of the Indian people. We need that to stop.” “Referring to India as … Read more
After the U.S. government loaded children onto planes overnight to be sent back to their native Guatemala, a federal judge temporarily blocked the flights — with the youngsters still inside — as their attorneys said authorities were violating U.S. laws and sending vulnerable kids into potential peril. The extraordinary drama played out over predawn hours … Read more
For six months now, a team of archaeologists and forensic experts has been unearthing human remains from a mass grave in Jaffna, northern Sri Lanka. The number of skeletons retrieved has now crossed 200, including some of the children. The grave site and the mounting toll of human remains found in it dominate daily headlines … Read more
File picture of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said early on Monday (September 1, 2025) that a suspect has been arrested in the murder of former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy, a crime that shook the war-torn country. “The suspect has given an initial testimony,” Mr. Zelenskyy said on … Read more
The quake was at a depth of 10 km, the German Research Center for Geosciences said. Image for representation only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan on Sunday (August 31, 2025), the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. Nine people were killed and 25 others were injured in … Read more
China’s President Xi Jinping speaks during a bilateral meeting with Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025, in Tianjin, China, August 31, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping met Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu in Tianjin on Sunday (August 31, 2025) and called for deepening bilateral ties … Read more
